The Venezuelan Foreign Minister, Jorge Arreaza, announced through his account on the social network Twitter, the rejection of the national government for the renewal of the illegal decree under which the US government applies unilateral coercive measures as part of its policy of cruel and systematic aggressions against the Venezuelan people.
"Venezuela categorically rejects the renewal of the illegal decree under which the US government applies unilateral coercive measures as part of its policy of cruel and systematic aggression against the Venezuelan people."
United States President Joe Biden extended Executive Order 13692 signed by Barack Obama in 2015, declaring Venezuela as "an unusual and extraordinary threat" to the North American country. The reactivation of the order was signed on March 2 and published this Wednesday and maintains that the measure will continue after March 8, the date on which the document turns six years old.
In this way, the extension of Biden's decree ignores the recommendations of the preliminary report made by the UN representative, which called for the end of sanctions against the Venezuelan people.
Here is the full statement
The Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela categorically rejects the renewal of the illegal decree under which the government of the United States of America applies unilateral coercive measures as part of its policy of cruel and systematic attacks against the Venezuelan people. This decree, contrary to international law, constitutes an affront to the multilateral system and must be repealed.
It is regrettable that the new government of the United States, with this measure, continues to move away from diplomacy and reiterate the aggression model of the past administration that has caused great damage to the people of Venezuela, putting at risk areas as vital as food, health and other human rights.
With this decision, the United States ignores the clear call made by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Negative Impact of Unilateral Coercive Measures on the Enjoyment of Human Rights, who urged to unequivocally lift these arbitrary measures that do not comply with the law. international.
The Venezuelan people are free and irrevocably independent, they do not represent and will never represent a threat to the United States, or to any country in the world, and they will continue to shape their destiny, despite the aggressions and interference of the US administrations.
Caracas, March 03, 2021
